Matt Taibbi asserted that this author's research consists of "lunching, reading road signs, and watching people board airplanes." In a February 2002 article, this man detailed his interview with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, which included a proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. Edward Said criticized perceived orientalism in this man's From Beirut to Jerusalem. A recent book by this author proposes his "laws of petropolitics" and asserts that the present is the "energy-climate era" 
Matt Taibbi asserted that this author's research consists of "lunching, reading road signs, and watching people board airplanes." In a February 2002 article, this man detailed his interview with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, which included a proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. Edward Said criticized perceived orientalism in this man's From Beirut to Jerusalem. A recent book by this author proposes his "laws of petropolitics" and asserts that the present is the "energy-climate era" of history. In an earlier work, which was criticized by Joseph Stiglitz, this author described his "Dell theory of conflict prevention" and the "triple convergence" that led to the titular state. For 10 points, name this New York Times columnist and globalization advocate, author of The World is Flat and Hot, Flat, and Crowded.
Matt Taibbi asserted that this author's research consists of "lunching, reading road signs, and watching people board airplanes.
{Thomas Friedman}